Developing cross-cultural competence
Subtitle: a guide for working with children and their families
By: edited by Eleanor W. Lynch and Marci J. Hanson.
Contributors: Lynch, Eleanor W.; Hanson, Marci J.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Baltimore, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 518
Subjects: Social work with children with disabilities -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies; Family services -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies; Minorities -- United States
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Description: Provides hard-to-find information and practical advice to professionals who are working with children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. It includes facts about the influence of culture on people's beliefs, values, and behaviors; descriptions of the challenges families may have adapting to a different culture; and strategies for fostering respectful and effective interactions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-486) and indexes.